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[Letter from Doris Duren to Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon Edwards, May 22, 1944]
Letter from Doris Duren to Mr. and Mrs. Rigdon Edwards discussing how the U.S. Army split up she and a group of other female pilots. She mentions that they fly BT-14 planes, give instruction to flight cadets, and are supposed to be trained to fly B-26 planes soon. At the top left of the first page, there is a small, printed illustration of the WASP mascot, Fifinella
Date:
May 22, 1944
Creator:
Duren, Doris
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Legal-Sized Envelope from the Women Airforce Service Pilots #1]
Legal-sized envelope with the Women Airforce Service Pilots insignia in the upper left corner and a 50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication cancellation stamp form Avenger Field station on May 22, 1993, Sweetwater, Texas 79556 and a twenty-nine-cent U.S. stamp that reads "Allies land in North Africa November 1942."
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Abbie Ruccio to Helen Snapp, May 22, 2010]
Letter from Abbie Ruccio to Helen Snapp discussing how thankful Abbie is to Helen for her military service. Abbie gives Helen her email address at the end of the letter.
Date:
May 22, 2010
Creator:
Ruccio, Abbie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Legal-Sized Envelope from the Women Airforce Service Pilots #2]
Legal-sized envelope with the Women Airforce Service Pilots insignia in the upper left corner and a 50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication cancellation stamp form Avenger Field station on May 22, 1993, Sweetwater, Texas 79556 and a twenty-nine-cent U.S. stamp that reads "Allies decipher secret enemy codes, 1942."
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Senator Alan Cranston, May 22, 1977]
Letter from the Women Airforce Service Pilots(U.S.) to Senator Alan Cranston stating that the WASPs should be granted militarization by explaining how their tasks and experiences during World War II qualify as veteran service.
Date:
May 22, 1977
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards, May 22, 1944]
Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon and Mary Emma Edwards about the Army splitting them up and what life is like in the new environment.
Date:
May 22, 1944
Creator:
Tanner, Doris Brinker
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, May 22, 1945]
Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon apologizing for not responding, discussing how busy his life in New York has been, a recent trip to Boston to visit friends and family, another trip to Morristown, New Jersey to visit another friend, aviation, and how he got his job.
Date:
May 22, 1945
Creator:
Drew, Edward Allen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from WASP, May 22, 1993]
Envelope from WASP with no letter enclosed. On the front is an illustration of Avenger Field, a plane, and a pilot. On the upper right corner is a stamp of an event that occurred in World War 2.
Date:
May 22, 1993
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elva Moorhouse to Bill Warner, May 22, 1989]
Letter from Elva Moorhouse to Bill Warner discussing recent and future WASP reunions and homecomings.
Date:
May 22, 1989
Creator:
Moorhouse, Elva
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. C. Hoppe to Charles A. Prince and Joe B. Plosser, May 22, 1942]
Copy of a letter from R. C. Hoppe to Charles A. Prince and Joe B. Plosser discussing the low quality of the water pipe lines being laid at the flight school construction site in Sweetwater, and negotiating the city's portion of payments due to the issues.
Date:
May 22, 1942
Creator:
Hoppe, R. C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 22, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing waiting for Red Cross assignments on Hawaii, work, pineapples, recent correspondence, V-E Day, and waiting for some of her luggage. Written on USO stationary.
Date:
May 22, 1945
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System:
The Portal to Texas History